The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-06-08

Tor market o. milling should also be cut
before fully ripe, but nearer full ripcncSs
than oata. The husk or bran will thcn
be thinner and the yield Of flour will be
better than If tho grain bo permitted to
fully harden. But all grain intended
for seed should be fully ripe, especially
oats. 1t is an excellent plan to go over
the fields and select the choicest heads
lin advance Of the harvcsting), stripping
by haud and keeping the grain separate.
In this way the quality of tho seed III
an" desired respect may bo kept up to
tho original standard of excellence, and
even much improved. 1t is probable
that the popular rust proof oats and
other varieties of grain were discovered
and pcrpctuated in this way.
SWEET POTATOES.
This is the favored time for cnlarging
the area i'll sweet pototoes. Tho vines
planted now will DO rs well, if not bet
ter, than the slips from the old bed.
But whether cut vines or slips be used,
paintings i'll June or July will make
cheaper and better Keeping tubCrS than
paintings made during the months of
April and May, because they grow of at
once and require much less cultivation.
We used to take pride in setting the
earliest slips and tho largest area early
in the season, until We discovered that
some of our noighbors who wcro not SO
smart made more and better potatoes by
planting later.
we consider the sweet potato crop as
possessing great undcvolopcd possibili-
tioS' III IS about the cheapest hog food
tii"b can DC prouuccd III our climate and
ccrGal ny one OF inc most hcalthful rs
wei as convenient. an important secret
i'll sweet potato planting, is to have tho
ground well prepared beforehand and
ircSi''y plowcd Just before setting out
INC "'ipS or vines. III not convenient to
reverse the beds after rain and just be-
iofc planting, the patch should bc
pioWcd' or Mt least hocd, Just as soon us
prectcoplc. l'lantS set III soddcn,
compact sou 90 not flourish and grow
on Us %ch as IL SCI III q mellow, freshly
proved SOL.
III pI"h'li'6 vines VIC nave lound 1t to
| p"y 10 prepare inc cuttings with somc
aeSrco oi care, alvldlhg them INTO pieces
containing from three to 1.-Two leaves tac-
coroll8 10 "i"tRhcc between lcaVcs) and
ihSctul8 Nv" TO thfec joints only III the
Broui!u. Ihcrc VIII DC lever potatoes
III hii'' but they "lii DC larger and
Sinoothcf til"h "hc9 much more OF the
'ino Is ih"crteo III the ground.
FIELD ii.AS.
1h!S Is INC pest tlme lor painting ilcid
Pc"3' "H"'Iicr lot SG"u or Improving the
'"ii' 10 corn hcid bhoilld DC without
"iIM "i pCa" pct"otii tlio rows on corn,
vi pA"H,''""'c'' t,''S Over tilc Helu' Inc crop
:o"l9 "ttio moro 'tl''" INC seed ahu
!" ftoVt"lF 'i'c oeSU paying crop piahtcd
III tl'c ootth III proporuon to tue m
scsllL!cl.t III SEED "Ni labor IL some
n'ti'c' -, s''riTtS IL Hlrc''hy growing IN rows
- Io' u oa,' llGa 10 SOW aGnln Just
"Ilo"'! oi tilo iiSt pio"lhS' FOR TINS pnf-
poe tlc Soh>h p,"' or some othcr run
n'nb hin',' !" pe"V' IL ~ Often recon-
'lt'''c'' - SOW lt"' "ltcr wheat ana
o''''' -, 10 aoTu in'ili"3 10 90 80 Whcn
pi"'''u""'I' i'"' ~ ." "'tci' occurs ''at
Wy Wy, Gto"nu Is 700 cry ana n3fd TO per
.I'. .4u ~ p'oMi''5 "''' !nI pc'" up
@ ,n"'t ''tu M i,.am I''.nov ~ i'iIgu on "H u
c,n ho lnHn nrtrn II oo,,,,. - ~,
grouG d can be plowcd the best way We
have found to do 1t Is to list two burrows
together tapping the slices turned and
leaving narrow ridge to be opened out
with shovel, followed by a pca-droppcr,
and the peas covered. Three furrows,
after the peas are well up, will usually
suilicc for the cultivation.
FORAGE CROPS.
Eorooo crons ILL, oot -,on r,lIo. n,;I,,,
mai1c Eonir Gown and "nrnhIn'' l,I,i',' 'n,,'U nS'
utiiIA, ,,In,toI Inf H. l,Iio 'ili,,,l li''ii'9
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Lntinn o,, ~ iN,.: "iloun' ~
intnr W. Lo, hnI i,'' ,',I,i'i !"
cncc viii, rliIIn m"iln III pioI, ,ioii,,
on,, I,nttnr f,, C,,n",, s.,;I;'o, ti' a. y, ~ 20
standby cat tail miIlct Enr curino into
hay Tor use by and by the German mil
iG ana common corn answer better,
alDclt thc natter Is very difficult to cure
periectly'
INC German mlllct should be soWn
broadcast III wcll-brokcn land, and at the
rate OF oho-haii 10 one Dushel OF seed
per acre ana narrowed IN. Sow the corn
III driis thrcc TO tour iect apart Mt the
rate rate OF three bushels OF seed per acre.
me ORDINARY popcorn Is sad to DC OK
cencht lof TINS purpose.